SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468
> Feb. 2, 2007
>> Katherine Trinidad
> Headquarters, Washington
> 202-358-3749
>> Jessica Rye
> Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
> 321-867-2468
>>>> NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SET FOR MOVE TO VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING
>> CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Media are invited to witness an important
> milestone for the upcoming space shuttle Atlantis mission, designated
> STS-117. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, Atlantis is scheduled to move from the
> Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the
> Vehicle Assembly Building. Once there, crews will attach Atlantis to
> its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters.
>> The first motion of the shuttle aboard the Crawler-Transporter is
> expected at 6 a.m. EST. Media must arrive at Kennedy's News Center by
> 5:15 a.m. to attend the event.
>> Atlantis' targeted launch window opens March 15. During its 11-day
> mission to the International Space Station, the STS-117 crew of six
> astronauts will deliver a fourth segment for the station's backbone.
> They also will unfurl new solar arrays and fold up an old set of
>>> Video of the rollover will air on NASA TV's Video File. For NASA TV
> downlink, streaming video and scheduling information, visit:
>>http://www.nasa.gov/ntv>> For information about the STS-117 mission and its crew, visit:
>>http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle>>> -end-
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